Environmental Specalist

Overview

As Environmental Specialist, you help safeguard our water and wastewater projects by identifying and mitigating environmental risks. You will work with design and operations teams across the UK to deliver environmental improvements and ensure regulatory compliance. You’ll coordinate inputs from ecology, heritage, and related disciplines, producing required deliverables at key milestones. This role connects client needs, regulator expectations, and project delivery to support sustainable, compliant outcomes for major water infrastructure.

Pay / Benefits

• pension contributions matched between 4.5% and 7%
• annual performance bonus scheme
• payment of professional subscription costs
• minimum 33 days holiday including holidays and carryover options
• Life Assurance / Private Medical Insurance / Critical Illness Insurance
• flexible working arrangements and supportive employee networks

Responsibilities

• Identify environmental risks across the project lifecycle and support mitigation planning
• Coordinate and plan inputs from environmental specialisms (ecology, heritage, geomorphology) to meet timing and standards
• Produce deliverables such as EIA screening and environmental management plans at project milestones
• Lead liaison with environmental regulators and communicate effectively with project teams and stakeholders
• Engage with clients on environmental and consenting matters and enhance project reputation
• Demonstrate broad understanding of environmental disciplines and risks, with deeper expertise in at least one area if possible
• Coordinate management of environmental aspects through planning and communication to achieve project outcomes
• Solve problems methodically and drive delivery with a proactive mindset
• Deliver results within tight timeframes and manage tasks efficiently

Key requirements

• Broad understanding of environmental disciplines (ecology, archaeology, drainage, geotechnics, contaminated land, landscape, noise)
• Experience or familiarity with environmental permits and consents applications
• Awareness of planning processes and need for surveys, permits, and consents in construction
• Willingness to travel and hold a valid driving licence
• Chartered with a relevant professional body or actively working towards chartership (desirable)
• Experience advising on sustainability initiatives and biodiversity net gain (desirable)
• Preparation for environmental training across the business (desirable)

• Effective communication with team members and stakeholders
• Strong planning, organisation, and time management
• Proactive and pragmatic problem-solving
• Ecology, archaeology, drainage, geotechnics, contaminated land, landscape, noise (broad understanding)
• Environmental permits and consents applications (e.g., flood risk, Tree Protection Orders, groundwater permits)
• Biodiversity net gain knowledge (desirable)

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